Publisher's Description

Age of Mythology transports players to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men. Age of Mythology was created by Ensemble Studios. Players guide one of nine ancient civilizations to greatness by commanding all aspects of their empire, from establishing profitable trade routes and building new settlements to waging war and advancing through four distinct ages. In their struggle for supremacy, players can use mythological creatures like Minotaurs and Cyclopses to bolster their armies' strength, and they can call upon the gods for assistance in flattening enemy towns with meteors or scattering opposing troops with lightning storms.

What's new in this version:

Updated the code base to PC version 1.07. (These changes are listed in detail below in section E.)

Most of the changes for this version were for improving GameRanger support, which now works much better overall. In addition, the following specific changes were made:
-- The initial connection process for GameRanger games is much more reliable now, especially when running behind a router.
-- Added support for GameRanger Premium.
-- Online games now work from d...
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.This is a really great game. The mythology aspects could have been done in a frivolous way but instead they really add an entire new dimension to the game play. The campaign also has a neat range of challenges. The update fixed most of the bugs but I'm seeing one remaining bug that is really causing me difficulties. The Ai doesn't always respect the walls. Sometimes units walk right through the wall. Usually just a unit or two but in this last game it acted as if the wall just wasn't there. This really messes up the game play. :(
If they could just fix this bug it would be a perfect game.

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.I was really hoping that this up date would fix the problem of the system freeze.
but it doesn't. still freezes
I'm using it on a G5 Dual 1.8 running 10.3.3

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.Yes, AoM was crash prone on my dual G5 2.0/9600, but this update has fixed the problem. A great game, and I hope the expansion pack gets ported to the Mac.

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What's new in version 1.0.1

Updated the code base to PC version 1.07. (These changes are listed in detail below in section E.)

Most of the changes for this version were for improving GameRanger support, which now works much better overall. In addition, the following specific changes were made:
-- The initial connection process for GameRanger games is much more reliable now, especially when running behind a router.
-- Added support for GameRanger Premium.
-- Online games now work from dial-up connections.
-- Startup movies are skipped when launching GameRanger games.

The 1.01 version is now network compatible across all different language versions. English, French, and German versions can play network and online games.

Both "delete" keys (the large one and the small one above the arrow keys) will now destroy units and buildings.

Cmd-Shift-P will pause the game (useful for laptops).

Occasionally the installer will leave a few files with truncated file names. The application now looks for these and renames them at launch time.

Fixed a crash bug that occurred when you looked at the Help page for certain units (the "Giant Killer Einherjar", for example).

Fixed a bug where units that have been hurled through the air (from a meteor attack, for example) would sometimes stop right above the ground and stay there, helplessly flailing away.

Fixed a bug where you could garrison units inside of the hero unit Amanra.

Removed a few PC-specific items from the Options screen.

Fixed the warning for saving over existing files for save games.

Added support for the middle mouse button, which cycles through latest notifications.

Added support for saving and loading files with "extended" characters with accent marks (this is mainly for foreign versions).